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samnsara

(17,570 posts)
19. our cats didnt care if we were there or not as long as there was food...
Thu May 30, 2019, 09:32 PM
May 2019

...we left about 10 pounds of food in tubs, gallons of water and the cat door was always available. I would worry if the robot malfunctioned, the cat wouldn't get fed...and inevitably one of them would have peed on the unit, contaminating it and the food.

My cat overeats and then eats the other 2 cat's food. JoeOtterbein May 2019 #1
Nope. As someone who helps take care of other people's cats, Dem2theMax May 2019 #9
five days is too long, someone needs to at least check on a pet Skittles May 2019 #12
I've had people tell me that I only needed to stop by once a day. Dem2theMax May 2019 #13
Well, we did hire a kid to come in and pet her. He's actually going to be... NNadir May 2019 #15
that sounds good Skittles May 2019 #16
when I petsit I do the twice daily thing Skittles May 2019 #17
The love part is the best part! Dem2theMax May 2019 #18
I do get a kick out of pet-sitting Skittles May 2019 #22
How true. Dem2theMax May 2019 #25
we had to evacuate our house for several days because the bridge to our drive way was washing out.. samnsara May 2019 #30
My cat's not social. She's a sweetie, but humans aren't her thing. So when I'm away, Fla Dem May 2019 #29
Oh, my. What brand is the robot? htuttle May 2019 #2
It's this one: NNadir May 2019 #5
Looks like it is projecting a holographic image of cat food ProudLib72 May 2019 #14
Maybe you are bad people.... nocoincidences May 2019 #3
Does Mr. Machine coo "Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty"? no_hypocrisy May 2019 #4
My wife's voice, recorded, says something like that. NNadir May 2019 #6
Love it! no_hypocrisy May 2019 #10
A robot cat would eat less. Sneederbunk May 2019 #7
And probably could be programmed to not claw the furniture to pieces. n/t. NNadir May 2019 #8
It's better than buying a cat to feed your robot... First Speaker May 2019 #11
our cats didnt care if we were there or not as long as there was food... samnsara May 2019 #19
We did that right after we were forced to adopt her by subterfuge. NNadir May 2019 #21
install some foscam security cams..cheap and reliable.. samnsara May 2019 #20
I agree I love these cameras while I'm away...I can even zoom in to check on the fish tank! nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #24
They have a bunch of them online, many different styles etc. I'm currently in the market for one UniteFightBack May 2019 #23
This one works great, one bad person to another. NNadir May 2019 #27
Let us know customerserviceguy May 2019 #26
She's pretty smart for a person with a brain the size of a walnut. NNadir May 2019 #28
Hey customerserviceguy May 2019 #31
Yes, but while I have expressed a willingness to offer insults to the cat, let's not go too far. NNadir Jun 2019 #32
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